Charles Leon

MAY 2, 2021

Engineering matched with architectural skill and economic prosperity. Deliberate Practice In his book, "Peak", Anders Ericsson outlines how elite athletes achieve mastery and continuous improvement by using a method he calls, Deliberate Practice. One of the foundations of deliberate practice is working with a coach or mentor.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 21, 2010

The Internet provides books and discussion, so why would you need to go to school for those things? Career centers are in the business of booking interviews on campus. Beyond that, though, I'm pretty sure I would have learned a lot more if I just spent the rest of that time reading books instead of going to college.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Go to the gym The farmer reviews three business books 8 Tips for anger management Comments (22) Leave a Comment "3. The book is old, but I think it's still valid (I've lived in Maryland, Texas, Colorado, Hawaii, New York State, and I agreed with the book's description of regional cultures). " True, true.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 28, 2010

Yes, he had innate ability, but also, his father was a professional violinist, skilled composer and wrote the first book ever on violin instruction. I want to be more diligent about finding a mentor to help me grow, outside of my supervisor. An example the authors use is Mozart. I am panicking that maybe I am just figure skating again.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 29, 2010

Ryan Paugh , who was basically my intern when I met him , and now he's almost my boss and definitely my social-skills mentor , tells me that I am popular because I'm interesting but that I suck at self-promotion. (He Keith’s intern, and gatekeeper, at the time of the publication of my second book, was Ian Ybarra.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

I'd like to add one idea from a mentor of mine, who led big organizations in both sectors. link] I have some friends who works in a architecture consulting company which reviews if newly constructed buildings meet the "green" standard. Salesforce.com rocks!

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

It was like having a copy of Cialdini's book, Influence , right there. You are so good that stopped looking at books for career advice and instead started searching for posts with topics in your website. (Please do not try your psychological kung fu on me.) Every post teaches me something new. Did anyone else read this post?

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